Kade Pieper

Kade Pieper (born February 18, 2005) is an American college football center Iowa Hawkeyes.

Early life Pieper attended Norfolk Catholic High School in Norfolk, Nebraska. He played both offensive and defensive line in high school. He was district MVP as a senior after recording 130 tackles. Pieper originally committed to play college football at North Dakota State University before flipping his commitment to the University of Iowa. He also won a state title in shot put his senior year.

College career Pieper played in two games and redshirted his first year at Iowa in 2023 and played in 11 games as a backup in 2024. In 2025, he entered the season as the team's starting right guard. He started all 13 games, was named third-team All-Big ten, and was part of the group who received the Joe Moore Award. Prior to the 2026 season, Pieper was named the Associated Press preseason first-team All-American at center.